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i do know that we've had a lot of programs, government funded programs for years now that represent both sides of the aisle. both sides want everything they want. both sides have found way with this congress over the last several years to get much of what they want. we bought it on credit. the time has come. we have to pay the bill. >> argument of the moment, you can see the republicans being pushed into this impossible situation for them to win where two-thirds of americans in all the polls are quite happy for the rich 2% to be taxed more. the republicans have boxed themselves into position come january 1st they might be allowing all the middle class to be taxable to try to save the skins of very wealthy americans. that's not going to wash with the public, is it? >> it already isn't washing. there are people that have job, both parents are working, putting their kids through school, they don't have faith in the public school and they have the option to go to private school. their nut is baa bit higher but probably around a million dollars is a serious breaking point. there's one definit
i do know that we've had a lot of programs, government funded programs for years now that represent both sides of the aisle. both sides want everything they want. both sides have found way with this congress over the last several years to get much of what they want. we bought it on credit. the time has come. we have to pay the bill. >> argument of the moment, you can see the republicans being pushed into this impossible situation for them to win where two-thirds of americans in all the...
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government. what becomes of a123 now? essentially johnson controls within also bidding during the bankruptcy process for the battery part of the business dropped out. when they said, there bidding is too rich. we don't think the price matches the assets. they dropped out. a123 does have about 3,000 employees in the u.s. this has to be approved by the committee for foreign investment. remember, this is what hatches when you have a foreign firm buying a u.s. company like this. it has to be approved and there are more than a prove, mandy and brian, in washington, saying, do we really want the wanxiang group having access to the assets of a123. a123 add little bit of defense work, and it went to a different company. we will see whether or not this deal gets approved. >> let's bring in alan, research fellow at u.s. business and research council. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> you think this deal should not be allowed, how come? >> this is so mind-boggling stupid. i can't believe it's even come up. the last thing
government. what becomes of a123 now? essentially johnson controls within also bidding during the bankruptcy process for the battery part of the business dropped out. when they said, there bidding is too rich. we don't think the price matches the assets. they dropped out. a123 does have about 3,000 employees in the u.s. this has to be approved by the committee for foreign investment. remember, this is what hatches when you have a foreign firm buying a u.s. company like this. it has to be...
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the government is investigating that charge. we'll have the story. then we'll bring you the latest on the quest to save the twinkie. and what about the ding dong? just as important, right? all coming up. >> what's up, seth? >> thank you for coming ding dong. >> wow. you know my name now. i mean, with all this twinkie talk, i thought everybody had forgotten about me. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 this morning, i'm going to trade in hong kong. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 after that, it's on to germany. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then tonight, i'm trading 9500 miles away in japan. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 with the new global account from schwab, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i hunt down opportunities around the world tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 as if i'm right there. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and i'm in total control because i can trade tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 directly online in 12 markets in their local currencies. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i use their global research to get an edge. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 their equity ratings show me how schwab tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 rates specific foreign stocks tdd#: 1-800-
the government is investigating that charge. we'll have the story. then we'll bring you the latest on the quest to save the twinkie. and what about the ding dong? just as important, right? all coming up. >> what's up, seth? >> thank you for coming ding dong. >> wow. you know my name now. i mean, with all this twinkie talk, i thought everybody had forgotten about me. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 this morning, i'm going to trade in hong kong. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 after that, it's on to...
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but where the doma case asks can the federal government discriminate against married couple, the prop 8 case asks can states bar gays from marrying. kennedy has the opportunity to liberate california or create a gay roe v. wade. s acceptance is only growing. kennedy can only give the gay rights movement a decisive final
but where the doma case asks can the federal government discriminate against married couple, the prop 8 case asks can states bar gays from marrying. kennedy has the opportunity to liberate california or create a gay roe v. wade. s acceptance is only growing. kennedy can only give the gay rights movement a decisive final
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the government is a staunchly secular one. they believe syria is engaged in what they consider a jihad or a holy war, and they're using that to rally muslims from all around the world to come and join the fight. western intelligence sources and others have reported on the participation of fighters from the caucuses, central asia, as well as from iraq and other neighboring countries. there's no doubt it is galvanizing many fighters to come and join what they say is a religious fight against secularism. >> we've heard talk of an increasingly desperate syrian government considering the use of chemical weapons against its own citizens. is this still a possibility or has president obama's warning been taken to heart by the authorities? >> well, it's extremely difficult to ascertain right now whether or not that is going to unfold like that. what we do know from western intelligence officials who have told nbc news is chemical weapons have been mixed at least in various military facilities in and around various parts of syria, but a
the government is a staunchly secular one. they believe syria is engaged in what they consider a jihad or a holy war, and they're using that to rally muslims from all around the world to come and join the fight. western intelligence sources and others have reported on the participation of fighters from the caucuses, central asia, as well as from iraq and other neighboring countries. there's no doubt it is galvanizing many fighters to come and join what they say is a religious fight against...
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certainly don't want the government to do that. so i think that that has really contributed within the party towards this movement. someone like an an dry brightbar was very vocal on this area, very supportive of gay and lesbian republicans, transgender republicans, bisexual republicans, so there's a growing network within the party of folks that recognize culturally where we are and that has very little to do with our politics. >> but the libertarian wing is barely even a wing of the conservative party. i mean -- >> it's not a libertarian wing. it's an attitude. it's the attitude. it's the core attitude. >> they are much more -- are much more wanting to regulate these things, and, you know, the will and grace and the dick cheney are huge -- have had a huge impact on how we look at gay marriage, and, you know, dick durbin was satisfying the future is marriage equality, and i think the future has really galloped along. i mean, it's amazing how far we've come. >> the future is here. >> yeah. >> the future is now. >> yeah. >> it's whe
certainly don't want the government to do that. so i think that that has really contributed within the party towards this movement. someone like an an dry brightbar was very vocal on this area, very supportive of gay and lesbian republicans, transgender republicans, bisexual republicans, so there's a growing network within the party of folks that recognize culturally where we are and that has very little to do with our politics. >> but the libertarian wing is barely even a wing of the...
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, but little government, right? >> well, i guess we're talking a little bit of both. because illinois makes everybody's government look little or small by comparison. you know, on my license plate it says illinois, land of lincoln. but my guest, wes mosser, wes, what a great first name. i feel like that should be a character in a clint eastwood movie. what did you call illinois? >> land of 10,000 governments. >> is that the most in the entire country? >> most in the country. >> i want you to tell me first of all how you know this? >> well, every ten years the census bureau does a survey of local governments and they count up all the local governments for every state in the whole country, school districts to basic districts, anything with taxes authority -- >> let me start you right there. anything with taxing authority. so, there is a reason for the proliferation of illinois fifedom and that is to get inside people's wallets. so you're talking about raising money. whether it's through municipal bonds like board of e
, but little government, right? >> well, i guess we're talking a little bit of both. because illinois makes everybody's government look little or small by comparison. you know, on my license plate it says illinois, land of lincoln. but my guest, wes mosser, wes, what a great first name. i feel like that should be a character in a clint eastwood movie. what did you call illinois? >> land of 10,000 governments. >> is that the most in the entire country? >> most in the...
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government and gdp and the company growing 3% since 2010. not bad at all. >> so, the revenue growth, i just don't see where it's coming from, frankly. >> yeah. >> people think we've troughed. may or may not be true. the revenue growth just isn't there. is that going to pick up? >> that's a great point, a key point, because i'm not going to make the argument that profit margins can go up. i don't think they're going to go down. i don't think they're going to go up. earnings are going to grow at the same pace as revenues. revenues are generated for s&p 500 companies, actually for a lot of companies, doing more business on a global basis, and i think on a global basis, nominal terms, revenues can go 5% to 7%. right now, they're zero. but that's a cyclical bottom rather than going negative. >> no time left, ed, but i want a sector pick. for 2013, you have outperformers, but in terms of, you know, consumer discretion, health care financials, industry gases, specialty chemicals, which will provide the most upside in 2013? >> i think health care, a
government and gdp and the company growing 3% since 2010. not bad at all. >> so, the revenue growth, i just don't see where it's coming from, frankly. >> yeah. >> people think we've troughed. may or may not be true. the revenue growth just isn't there. is that going to pick up? >> that's a great point, a key point, because i'm not going to make the argument that profit margins can go up. i don't think they're going to go down. i don't think they're going to go up....
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public programs are successful which has been prooufb they're success it undercuts their view that government can't do anything right. >> is there a fear factor of democrats at this point if it's done in a small ball version versus a long ball version? >> yes, there is. i have to admit i'm a card carrying member of the sherrod brown fan club and he represents a breed of democrat that's proudly progressive and doesn't want to ceded ground to republicans but i think the president has to give boehner, speaker boehner, some ammunition with which to go back to the republicans in the house and say, look, the president is not getting everything he wants in this either. if he doesn't provide the republicans that kind of cover, that does in my view jeopardize a deal. that having been said, i think we are certainly seeing that republicans in the house and in the senate are agreeing in principle to allowing the top 2% tax bracket to increase and that's precisely what the president had laid down as his muffin greed cent. he said i will not sign an agreement that doesn't include that. i tend to think that
public programs are successful which has been prooufb they're success it undercuts their view that government can't do anything right. >> is there a fear factor of democrats at this point if it's done in a small ball version versus a long ball version? >> yes, there is. i have to admit i'm a card carrying member of the sherrod brown fan club and he represents a breed of democrat that's proudly progressive and doesn't want to ceded ground to republicans but i think the president has...
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but, you said it best, it was the way the israeli government set down a marker. the palestinians violate their agreements with us. and, with the united states. by going unilaterally to the u.n. to declare a state. all of our agreements say, there is no alternative to direct talks between us and the palestinians. we are still ready to have the talks, ready to have them today if they join us at the table. if not, we are going to have to take measures that will enable us to defend ourselves and our citizens in the future. >> chris: well, i want to button up the issue with e-1. you know, you put your spin on it and the u.s. talked about it driving a wedge into the west bank and making it more difficult to have a viable contiguous state. the question is, is israel necessarily going to build on e-1? or are you saying it depends? >> it is a preliminary stage. that was announced, last week. it could take years to fulfill that. let's see if the palestinians come back to the negotiating table. i want to reiterate, we are ready to negotiate today. here in washington, ramall
but, you said it best, it was the way the israeli government set down a marker. the palestinians violate their agreements with us. and, with the united states. by going unilaterally to the u.n. to declare a state. all of our agreements say, there is no alternative to direct talks between us and the palestinians. we are still ready to have the talks, ready to have them today if they join us at the table. if not, we are going to have to take measures that will enable us to defend ourselves and...
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it's time to govern. the election is over. >> he is a phone call away and you know it. >> he is a phone call away? we will come right down to him. we sent a plan to him and gave him three weeks to respond. he has not sundresponded to our current one. you cannot negotiate with yourself. >> this is the part of the stalemate that people are so uncomfortable with, even if there's more action behind the scenes. congressman, you're a californian. the supreme court is going to take up the issue of same-sex marriage with the prop eight ban in your state as well as the defense of marriage act on the federal level. do you think the days of same-sex marriage being not recognized, unrecognized as a civil right, are coming to an end? >> i think the supreme court will make the decision. prior to this election, every vote has only been it's only made it through by a legislator, not the vote of the people. in california, the people voted it down. we'll see from the supreme court sz. >> how do you see it? >> marriage equa
it's time to govern. the election is over. >> he is a phone call away and you know it. >> he is a phone call away? we will come right down to him. we sent a plan to him and gave him three weeks to respond. he has not sundresponded to our current one. you cannot negotiate with yourself. >> this is the part of the stalemate that people are so uncomfortable with, even if there's more action behind the scenes. congressman, you're a californian. the supreme court is going to take...
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government has chosen to designate them. they've not said the al nusri front is a whole new separate terrorist entity. they said the al nusri front is another name for al qaeda in iraq. remember them four to five years ago behind the deaths of so many american soldiers there. that of course points out to what they believe are many of the links between those insurgents in iraq who they now think are fighting with syrian rebels against president bashar al assad. al nusri, radical, behind suicide bombings which many say have caught civilians in their blast. this move complicating because it says to many syrians while america supports you and your rebellion against president assad it doesn't like about 10% of the fightings doing the most effective job in that fight. wolf. >> what's the bottom line over there? what do the rebel, the opposition forces say? how are they reacting to this news about the al nusri group, one of the leading rebel organizations over there, now being declared formally by the united states a terrorist orga
government has chosen to designate them. they've not said the al nusri front is a whole new separate terrorist entity. they said the al nusri front is another name for al qaeda in iraq. remember them four to five years ago behind the deaths of so many american soldiers there. that of course points out to what they believe are many of the links between those insurgents in iraq who they now think are fighting with syrian rebels against president bashar al assad. al nusri, radical, behind suicide...
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the only real hope you have is a change of government. it will not happen over american support. connell: they have elections next year. not that we are counting on the most honest elections or anything like that. the economy is struggling, you would think the leadership would change. >> eastern europe used to be a communist bloc satellites of the soviet empire. the collapse of the soviet economy back in the early 80s brought us the whole revival of the wall coming down. those kinds of things can still happen in iran. they have to have the same kind of support that ronald reagan gave to the polish and eastern europeans back when it was not a popular thing to do. dagen: do you believe that the current obama administration is willing to provide that kind of support? >> no. that is why i wrote this book. it is about what happens if you do not do the right kind of things to support democracy. quite frankly, we are not doing enough with the right kind of things. dagen: it is a novel? >> it is a novel. this is about and administration that does not do the right things just as we are no
the only real hope you have is a change of government. it will not happen over american support. connell: they have elections next year. not that we are counting on the most honest elections or anything like that. the economy is struggling, you would think the leadership would change. >> eastern europe used to be a communist bloc satellites of the soviet empire. the collapse of the soviet economy back in the early 80s brought us the whole revival of the wall coming down. those kinds of...
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government taking the place of business when business is not spending. but it creates unintended consequences. >> but unintended consequences, they're probably only a year or two out. if you put in changes that were actually permanent changes, instead of having this constant, okay, this is the plan for the next three months. this is the plan for the next six months -- >> the way it's being done is crazy. with this -- we lurch from one crisis to another. it's almost as bad an outcome as a fiscal tightening which i don't want. it's the uncertainty of what we night do. that's damaging confidence and you can see that in the surveys. clarity to be good but with less spending cuts and less tax increases would be better. >> senator, is there a way we get to that point where we're not living quarter to quarter or half a year to half a year? >> i'd be curious to know what is the impact in this quarter on gdp of all the uncertainty associated with the fiscal cliff? i mean what's it costing us? >> we're going to see a pretty grim fourth quarter. some of that is san
government taking the place of business when business is not spending. but it creates unintended consequences. >> but unintended consequences, they're probably only a year or two out. if you put in changes that were actually permanent changes, instead of having this constant, okay, this is the plan for the next three months. this is the plan for the next six months -- >> the way it's being done is crazy. with this -- we lurch from one crisis to another. it's almost as bad an outcome...
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when he said the era of big government is over. but we still don't know quite what we're in now except that we want lots of things and we don't want to pay for them. >> and you know, mika -- >> that's exactly it. >> you see the missed opportunities. it's not just the stupid things that are said on talk radio or that are written in being books written in the blogosphere that hurts the conservative cause, it's what is not said. like, for instance, yesterday nick christoph wrote an extraordinary op-ed talking about how conservatives have a point. that the liberal welfare state actually discourages, in many cases, hard work and discourages people -- enslaves people to a life of misery. and he gave a great example of how ssi benefits actually cause parents in the appalachians to discourage their children from taking classes to actually get good grades because that means if their children get good grades and do well in school, then they won't get their $500 or $600 a month for having a disabled child. if you have a movement that has been
when he said the era of big government is over. but we still don't know quite what we're in now except that we want lots of things and we don't want to pay for them. >> and you know, mika -- >> that's exactly it. >> you see the missed opportunities. it's not just the stupid things that are said on talk radio or that are written in being books written in the blogosphere that hurts the conservative cause, it's what is not said. like, for instance, yesterday nick christoph wrote...